PSYCHO

(1960)
By Diana Mîrț
 General presentation 2

-1960 American psychological horror thriller film

-produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock

-screenplay written by Joseph Stefano

-based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch

-The plot centers on an encounter between Marion Crane and motel proprietor 

Norman Bates and its aftermath, in which a private investigator ,Marion's lover, Sam
Loomis, and her sister Lila investigate her disappearance.[8]

Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG3-GlvKPcg&ab_channel=Michaela
 1. The encounter between Marion Crane
and Norman Bates
.
 Marion’s Crane decition to
steal the money and
disappear
 Her arrival at the motel
 The conflict between
Norman and his mother
 Her interaction with Norman
Bates
 Her murder on that same 3
night
 2. The investigation of her disappearance

 The two investigators arrive to the motel and check in

 The detective tries to distract Bates while Marion’s
sister sneaks into his house to talk to his mother
 She discovers something terrible
 Norman Bates is initially arrested for murder

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 Norman Bates'
• Specialist suggests that Norman
Bates suffers from dissociative
Mental Illness
identity disorder (DID), which
was previously known as Explained
"multiple personality disorder".
This diagnosis is one of the most
fascinating - and compelling -
psychological diagnoses. 5
 Bibliography :
 https://www.google.com/search?q=psycho+1960+last+scenes&tbm=isch&ved
 https://screenrant.com/bates-motel-norman-bates-mental-illness-explained/
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG3-GlvKPcg&ab_channel=Michaela
 https://reelrundown.com/tv/Diagnosis-of-Norman-Bates-Bates-Motel-and-Psy
cho

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Thank you for your attention !
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